Primary Design Team Leader HVDC
2 days ago
Stafford
Are you ready to shape the future of Europe's power infrastructure on some of the most complex energy projects on the continent? GE Vernova is seeking a Primary Design Team Leader HVDC to join our HVDC team. As the Primary Design Team Leader HVDC, you will own the end-to-end primary design of HVDC and HV/EHV substation projects, ensuring compliance with customer specifications and regulatory standards across European markets. You will coordinate with cross-functional partners, including civil, protection and control, system studies, valves, and building services teams, to deliver fully integrated designs that meet project milestones. A special focus shall be given to engineering quality, safe‑by‑design principles, and technical mentoring of your team. • Lead and deliver primary designs for HVDC converter stations and HV/EHV substations (AIS, GIS) for major European transmission projects, in accordance with applicable standards., • Develop and review a fully integrated 3D model, general arrangement drawings, section drawings, and layout designs., • Review and approve vendor drawings and specifications, ensuring alignment with project requirements., • Ensure high-quality and timely delivery of engineering outputs., • Perform and oversee primary design calculations, including busbar sizing, short circuit force analysis, SAG-tension, cantilever strength, and grounding design., • Lead, manage, and coordinate the primary design of HVDC projects and a team of HVDC primary design engineers, ensuring effective workload distribution, technical development, and delivery of project objectives., • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching to team members, fostering growth within the HVDC engineering discipline., • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including cross-functional teams, clients, and suppliers, to resolve technical queries and deliver fully integrated substation designs., • Manage design budgets, track engineering time spent, and ensure on‑time delivery of design outputs to procurement, manufacturing, and site erection stakeholders., • Oversee subcontracted design work packages, coordinate with partners and key suppliers, and identify and flag scope or design changes while supporting cost optimisation across all design phases., • Present at project design reviews, provide regular progress reporting to senior management, and contribute to lessons‑learned processes to drive continuous improvement., • Ensure compliance with applicable European and national regulations, including health and safety standards, contract specifications, and relevant European directives., • Ensure quality assurance, design governance, and best practices in design for safety throughout the project lifecycle., • Degree in Electrical/Power/Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)., • Preferred: 10+ years' experience in HVDC and/or HV substation design, with demonstrable team leadership experience., • Strong knowledge of European TSO transmission standards and practices, and relevant distribution standards., • Proficiency in CAD and awareness of BIM/3D tools (Revit, Navisworks) is advantageous., • Demonstrated experience in HVDC converter station and/or substation design covering both tender and execution phases., • Familiarity with applicable contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and safe-by-design principles., • Excellent communication and team leadership skills, with the ability to engage European clients, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams., • Knowledge of HVDC converter topologies (LCC and/or VSC/MMC) and their application in transmission systems., • Experience with insulation coordination and main circuit equipment specification and sizing (e.g., converter transformers, reactors, capacitors, surge arresters, circuit breakers)., • Familiarity with IEC/IEEE standards applicable to HVDC systems and high‑voltage equipment., • Engineering cost estimation, resource planning, and tendering experience., • Ability to review and analyse customer specifications, prepare technical clarifications, and manage technical queries. The North and South Europe Grid System Integration (GSI) team delivers a wide range of high-voltage transmission projects, including the connection of new generation and grid stability projects. Grid Solutions, a GE Vernova business, serves c #J-18808-Ljbffr